MMA Roundup: “Karate Hottie” Set For UFC In Phoenix, Sterling-Johns In A.C., McKee And Baby Slice Set

Waterson-Casey do battle in desert

Former Invicta FC champion Michelle Waterson returns to action this April against Cortney Casey at UFC on FOX 29.

Set for April 14 from the Gila River Arena in Glendale just outside Phoenix, the card features lightweights Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier.

Waterson, nicknamed the “Karate Hottie,” is coming off back-to-back losses to current UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas and Tecia Torres. Casey dropped a decision to Felice Herrig in her most recent appearance.

Below is the current UFC on FOX 29 card:

MAIN CARD (FOX/8 p.m. ET)

Lightweight: Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier

Welterweight: Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit

Heavyweight: Arjan Bhullar vs. Adam Wieczorek

Flyweight Wilson Reis vs. John Moraga

Welterweight: Dhiego Lima vs. Yushin Okami

Middleweight: Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Tim Boetsch

Bantamweight: Luke Sanders vs. Patrick Williams

Middleweight: Brad Tavares vs. Krzysztof Jotko

Strawweight: Cortney Casey vs. Michelle Waterson

Aljamain Sterling-Brett Johns in Atlantic City

Bantamweights Aljamain Sterling and Brett Johns have been added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night 128 card set for April inside the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The event is still without a headline bout. It is the first time the Octagon has set up shop in Atlantic City since 2014 and the first time at Boardwalk Hall since 2005.

Below is the current UFC Fight Night 128 card:

Welterweight: Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Luan Chagas

Flyweight: Magomed Bibulatov vs. Ulka Sasaki

Female Bantamweight: Aspen Ladd vs. Leslie Smith

Bantamweight: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Augusto Mendes

Middleweight: David Branch vs. Thiago Santos

Light Heavyweight: Corey Anderson vs. Patrick Cummins

Middleweight: Uriah Hall vs. Paulo Costa

Bantamweight: Aljamain Sterling vs. Brett Johns

Bellator books McKee, Baby Slice

Both A.J. McKee and Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. will be in action this April when Bellator heads to Missouri for Bellator 197.

Featuring a main event between lightweight champion Brent Primus and former titleholder Michael Chandler, the card takes place April 13 from the Family Arena in St. Charles, with the main card airing on Paramount Network.

McKee will co-headline against Justin Lawrence in a featherweight contest, with Ferguson meeting Devon Brock at a catchweight.